We are now six months into the Jackson reforms. Most would agree that it is really too early to tell what impact the reforms have had; with many of the reforms being subject to transitional arrangements which necessarily means that it will be towards the beginning of 2014 before we start seeing measurable impacts of the Jackson reforms. That having been said, the reforms have already injected a good deal of challenging questions into civil procedure generally.

An examination of the current state of the law on contractual liens, in the light of a recent application relating to “Extended Liens” in the Lehman Brothers litigation, as published by the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law

Freezing Injunctions and Cross-Border Disputes: Perspectives from England and the British Virgin Islands

A comparative review of the law on freezing injunctions in England and the BVI in support of commercial litigation and arbitration on foot overseas, as published by the Journal of the New York State Bar Association.

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